Sept. 25 and 26, 2020
The 14th Black New England Conference will celebrate, examine, and make visible Black women’s leadership and activism in fights for political and social change. Panelists will discuss Black women’s leadership and activism in a variety of social and political arenas—the classroom, the courtroom, business and economics, technology, the environment, the arts, religion, government, and others. As artists and activists, politicians, and pundits, Black women continue to stand on the front line and lead the charge for social and political change. From Sojourner Truth calling for the abolition of slavery and for women’s rights to Tarana Burke coining “Me Too” in 2006, Black women have played a vital role in the political and social (re)formation of the United States, even as their leadership and activism have often been eclipsed and erased.
The Black New England Conference, now in its 14th year, is an annual 2-day gathering where academics, artists, activists, and community members share insights and research on Black experiences, past and present, in New England and beyond. The Conference is both an academic conference and a celebration of Black life and history.
Conference Panels Include:
•Black Women as Purveyors of Change
•Body Politics & Movements Toward the Sacred
•Black Women’s Present-Day Leadership & Activism
•Activism Through the Arts
•Black Women in Electoral Politics
•The Next Generation
How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for guaranteed income.
Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to the mainstream.
The passage of the first-ever reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.
The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck†to celebrate family history and football.
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
The passage of the first-ever reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.
Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
A supervised drug injection site gives hope to a community ravaged by fentanyl deaths.
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Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to the mainstream.
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.
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An imagined space run by formerly incarcerated women for comfort and healing.
A mother recounts her son’s death.
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.
How recklessness led to a college student's death.
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.
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A filmmaker's brother opens up about his recovery from opioid use disorder.
A transgender woman comes out to her old-school Ohio bowling league.
Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.
Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.
Two fronteriza women live in two cultures at the same time along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Indigenous teens going to a remote school on Navajo Nation reservation plan their futures.
After being shot in the face, a law student is torn by the effects of gun violence.
Researchers take a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness.
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Indigenous teens going to a remote school on Navajo Nation reservation plan their futures.
Discover the Hawaiian tradition of healing and gender diversity that is all but unknown.
A chronicle of journeys - migration, spirituality, voyaging, healing and coming home.
The incredible story of Britain's pioneering million-selling soul and funk band.
A crop of young poets and musicians advocating in support of the revolution in Sudan.
A harrowing tale about the victims of the Six-Day War in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
New Zealand treasures Isey and her son James invite viewers into their lives.
This documentary sheds light on women's place in Tunisia's changing society.
Teenagers discover that activism, authority and awareness make for a steep learning curve.
The fight for the return of African masterworks to their rightful countries.
After being shot in the face, a law student is torn by the effects of gun violence.
Rana Singh Sodhi's journey to fight the hate that continues to threaten his community.
Researchers take a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness.
At San Francisco’s Lowell High School, stressed-out seniors chase college dreams.
Meet the fearless women journalists of India's only all-female newspaper.
Exposé on how American housing policy has been manipulated in discriminatory ways.
Three formerly incarcerated mothers fight to rebuild their lives outside of prison.